and would emphasize my feminine appearance so that there would be no occasion for my actual gender to be questioned. Long pendant earrings and a vivid makeup completed the effect. As was the case with all of the revellers, I wore a half, or harlequin mask. Tight black kid gloves hid the masculine contour of my hands, and I wore a silver slave bracelet on one wrist, over the gloves, with a rhinestone bracelet on the other wrist.

To achieve a truly feminine and attractive silhou- ette for my body, beneath these delightful outer gar- ments, I had resorted to my most stringent female inner clothing and accessories. I wore a firm nylon brassiere, with the cups padded out to give me a full high bust- line which any real girl would envy. About my hips I wore my newest padded pantie girdle, one which I was sure would perform the dual job which was required. First it had to hide any trace of my masculinity under all circumstances. Second it had to impart to me a lushly rounded feminine figure, to complete my tempor- ary transformation into a lovely girl participating in the Mardi Gras celebration.

It had been quite a struggle for me to get into this tightly elastic pantie girdle, but once it was installed on my body, it was worth everything it had cost and the struggle of putting it on. The very tight top cinched my waist into a remarkable small diameter, and the flesh which was thus displaced was firm and molded in- to a charmingly feminine derriere. I could feel the taut caressing grip of the garment at all times. The relatively long legs of the pantie girdle extended well down my thighs, so that each step made me conscious of the constriction being imposed upon my hips. Strain- ing garters down from the legs held my nylon hose up along my legs in wrinkle-less beauty and I truly felt that not only was I safe from detection in my masquer- ade, but also gave the appearance of a very attractive and seductively formed girl.

Soon I found myself in the midst of a festive group who were parading and singing in the street and progress- ing vaguely towards the real center of the activities. There were men and women of all ages even children, and all decked out in some form of costume,

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